Background A decade after nearly all surgical disciplines developed minimally invasive
techniques, the first report of a single case of minimally invasive thyroidectomy was …

Background: Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) was introduced in the
clinical practice to treat small benign thyroid nodules. This method has recently been …

Functional lateral neck dissection requires a large incision providing adequate exposure of
the surgical field. We evaluated the feasibility of minimally invasive video-assisted functional …

Background Voice and swallowing symptoms are frequently reported after thyroidectomy
even in absence of objective voice alterations. We evaluated the influence of the video …

BACKGROUND: An incision less than 3 cm in length in the neck is the main feature that
discriminates the minimally invasive thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy from traditional …

Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) has proven effective for intraoperative verification of
RLN function in the conventional thyroid surgery. However, no studies have performed a …

BACKGROUND: The results of video-assisted thyroidectomy in a large series of patients
with papillary thyroid carcinoma were evaluated, especially in terms of the completeness of …

Background We report on our series of patients selected for video-assisted thyroidectomy
(VAT) over a 7-year period and discuss the results obtained. Methods Video-assisted …

Background Minimally invasive thyroidectomy techniques are being developed in an effort to
minimize pain, shorten the length of hospital stay, and improve cosmesis. Various minimally …